Kate Buford collection of Burt Lancaster records, 1963-1967

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Summary

Creators:
Buford, Kate
Abstract:
Collection consists of U.S. State Department Passport File and an FBI file on American actor Burt Lancaster.
Extent:
0.28 Linear Feet 1 folder
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Kate Buford collection of Burt Lancaster records, Collection no. 2583, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of U.S. State Department Passport File and an FBI file on American actor Burt Lancaster. These records were amassed by the United States government investigating Lancaster's assumed Communist activities. Records were gathered by Lancaster's biographer Kate Buford through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Originally part of the Ethel Barrymore Memorial Theatre Arts Collection at the University of Southern California Library 100 Series.

Biographical / historical:

Burton Lancaster (1913-1994) was an American actor and producer. Lancaster along with Harold Hecht, and James Hill, started the production company Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, making most of their films in the 1950s. Lancaster won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Elmer Gantry (1960). Lancaster was a vocal supporter of progressive and liberal political causes. He frequently spoke out in support of minorities. As a result, he was often a target of FBI investigations. He was named in President Richard Nixon's 1973 "Enemies List".

Acquisition information:
Donated by author Kate Buford in 1999.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Kate Buford collection of Burt Lancaster records, Collection no. 2583, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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